Are you doing Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander family history? It’s National Family History Month and what better time to delve into the secrets of your past! State Library of Queensland can help you learn more about your Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander family history with our step-by-step guide. We also have Aboriginal and Torres … Read more

Finding an ancestor’s arrival in Australia can be challenging, but there is an increasing number of ways to track them. Queensland State Archives, the National Archives of Australia and State Library of Queensland hold the major Australian shipping records for the 19th and 20th centuries. On Friday 3 August, as part of National Family History … Read more

August is Queensland Multicultural Month – an opportunity to celebrate the multicultural life of our state and to showcase diversity through performance, art, food and sharing stories. Each week in August has a theme – move, connect, speak and grow – giving all of us the chance to get involved in our communities, share our … Read more

August is Australian National Family History month and State Library of Queensland joins various libraries, archives, genealogy societies and other organisations in celebrating this event. There are many ways to participate with State Library’s family history activities this month, no matter whether you are beginning your family history research or have already discovered previous generations. … Read more

This week is Library and Information week 21-27 May and the theme for this year is ‘Find Yourself in the Library’. As a librarian here at State Library of Queensland I often find myself here, from about 9-5 Monday through Friday in fact. All jokes aside though, this theme for me is not just about physically … Read more

Queensland and the Pacific Islands have much in common historically. The importation of Pacific Island labourers into Queensland has created strong bonds between Queensland and the islands. However, trade between the islands and Australia has also created a network of interrelationships as has our war time experiences. Do you want to read business records from … Read more

Trams, Surf Boards, Slices of History and a Bridal Veil at the Gold Coast Many footsteps were heard making their way to the Southport Community Centre on the weekend of the 19, 20 and 21 May for the “Footsteps in Time” Conference and Fair. Trams trundled past the nearby corner, surfers carried their boards past … Read more

State Library of Queensland are conducting a series of three workshops on Trove. Each session is packed with interesting, informative and interactive material to showcase this wonderful resource, allowing discovery of its useful content. Look out for further sessions later in the year. Improve your trove skills “Improve your Trove skills” was the second of … Read more

We are proud to be conducting a series of three workshops on Trove. Each session is packed with interesting, informative and interactive material to showcase this wonderful database, allowing the discovery of its useful content. The current sessions are sold out but we will post tips and tricks from each session here. Trove: Introduction to searching newspapers from … Read more

Every week regular visitors Dawn and Helen visit State Library of Queensland to pursue their shared love of family history. They told the story of their 25 year friendship to Senior Librarian, Christina Ealing-Godbold. Helen’s story Dawn and I have been coming together to the State Library since the 1990s, spending our time at South Bank, … Read more